This isn't a new thing if you own an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad but how is it that Gameloft has never been sued for all their shameless ripoffs? Their games are mostly clones of successful titles that not only look the same but are sometimes named similarly too. Just today they revealed an Uncharted-like game (trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CqO4t7y_3I) and that got me thinking of some of their past clones. Some examples (there are quite a few more including a GoW and RE clone):
Blades of Fury (aka Soul Calibur)
Gangstar: Miami Vindication for iPad (aka GTA Vice City)
Modern Combat (aka CoD Modern Warfare)
NOVA (aka HALO) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THEBf4Xrp40
Guitar Rock Tour 2 (aka Guitar Hero)
Gameloft is one of the top publishers on the App Store and their games have sold over 20 million paid copies a few months ago. Surely the developers of these original titles must be pissed that Gameloft is making tons of profits by cloning their IP? How do they continue to get away with this? I think they're actually a pretty capable mobile developer that could make nice original games yet all they seem to do is shameless clones.
Blades of Fury (aka Soul Calibur)
Gangstar: Miami Vindication for iPad (aka GTA Vice City)
Modern Combat (aka CoD Modern Warfare)
NOVA (aka HALO) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THEBf4Xrp40
Guitar Rock Tour 2 (aka Guitar Hero)
Gameloft is one of the top publishers on the App Store and their games have sold over 20 million paid copies a few months ago. Surely the developers of these original titles must be pissed that Gameloft is making tons of profits by cloning their IP? How do they continue to get away with this? I think they're actually a pretty capable mobile developer that could make nice original games yet all they seem to do is shameless clones.